Problem is when you want to just " capture the moment " and send it off to Mom, Dad, Grandma, or social sites you're not going to have time to change settings and will end up with a subpar shot.

The camera is the one thing stopping me from getting the 900. I can't see moving to a lesser camera then I have now. I'm keeping watch out for a software update from Nokia and then will see about making the move.

Problem is when you want to just " capture the moment " and send it off to Mom, Dad, Grandma, or social sites you're not going to have time to change settings and will end up with a subpar shot.

The camera is the one thing stopping me from getting the 900. I can't see moving to a lesser camera then I have now. I'm keeping watch out for a software update from Nokia and then will see about making the move.

Totally agree with you. It just bugs me that OTHER Windows Phones didn't require any manual adjustment.. it just "worked". It's almost backwards to see the Lumia 900 not do things automatically for me.

I'm still playing a lot with the camera, and I'll try to update the post if I find more tricks. If anyone has any tips of their own - let me know and I'll add it to that list.

One thing that helped me get better pictures is tapping the screen instead of using the camera button. it will auto focus and snap the picture for you.

I tend to shake the phone somewhat when using the camera button which causes blurs at times. The advantage of the camera button however is that you can focus an object longer as opposed to the screen where it will focus and snap the shot within a few seconds.

My settings seem to make the pictures on my phone look good. I've been taking test shots with different setting's to see which ones I like the most.

I notice that the pictures are normally "Over Saturated", so I lowered that down. I noticed on pictures that they are a little "contrasted", so I lowered that as well. For me, it's like having a camera, so of course if you have it auto it will look good, but you want to find the perfect settings. Which is why I really like this camera.

The ISO seems to be a perfect fit at 400. Everything else is practically at normal the Flicker Reduction is at 50 Hz.

The pictures look awesome with it. These are just my two cents maybe other people have their settings which they like.

Scenes
Landscape

White Balance
Auto (had it on Daylight and they looked great as well)

Exposure Value
0

ISO
400

Metering Mode
Center Weighted

Effects
Normal

Contrast
Normal

Saturation
Low

Focus Mode
Normal

Resolution
8MP 4.3

Flicker Reduction
50Hz

Again, my two cents. I'll be posting some pics on the Post your Pics Thread.

My settings seem to make the pictures on my phone look good. I've been taking test shots with different setting's to see which ones I like the most.

I notice that the pictures are normally "Over Saturated", so I lowered that down. I noticed on pictures that they are a little "contrasted", so I lowered that as well. For me, it's like having a camera, so of course if you have it auto it will look good, but you want to find the perfect settings. Which is why I really like this camera.

The ISO seems to be a perfect fit at 400. Everything else is practically at normal the Flicker Reduction is at 50 Hz.

The pictures look awesome with it. These are just my two cents maybe other people have their settings which they like.

Scenes
Landscape

White Balance
Auto (had it on Daylight and they looked great as well)

Exposure Value
0

ISO
400

Metering Mode
Center Weighted

Effects
Normal

Contrast
Normal

Saturation
Low

Focus Mode
Normal

Resolution
8MP 4.3

Flicker Reduction
50Hz

Again, my two cents. I'll be posting some pics on the Post your Pics Thread.

Did a test using your settings...I will have to upload later, but there is a lot of color sacrifice vs default mode and not sure if it actually looks clearer or not.

So I don't think it's so much "dusty" .. but rather just a "softer" image than other cameras which tend to be on the sharp side. Personal preference I guess, but I like it soft, and slightly on the brighter side (hence the exposure at 1).

@Wasonamit - The best way to remove the yellow tint is the turn down saturation.